In a Rare Move, Two Manitoba Hospitals Declared Unsafe for Nurses | The Walrus

"I t was still light out when the attacks occurred. In just forty-five minutes, a slim, dark-haired man wearing a Jets jersey sexually assaulted three nurses and a teenager in and around Winnipeg's largest hospital, the Health Sciences Centre (HSC), on July 2, according to police. While officers searched for the suspect, hospital workers finished their shifts and walked back to their vehicles, unaware a predator was at large."

"For HSC employees, these assaults weren't an aberration. They were a tipping point after years of increasing violence against hospital staff. In a 2024 survey, one-third of physicians at HSC reported experiencing an average of eleven safety episodes in the previous year, almost double the provincial rate. A safety episode can include threats, violence, sexual assault, and harassment. HSC alone accounted for nearly half of all reported assaults on Manitoba doctors."

On July 2 a slim, dark-haired man wearing a Jets jersey sexually assaulted three nurses and a teenager in and around Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre in forty-five minutes. Hospital workers finished shifts and walked to vehicles unaware a predator was at large, and staff learned details only the following day. A 2024 survey found one-third of HSC physicians experienced an average of eleven safety episodes in the previous year, nearly double the provincial rate, and HSC accounted for almost half of reported assaults on Manitoba doctors. The Manitoba Nurses Union grey-listed HSC and Thompson General Hospital for unsafe working conditions. Attacks have caused months- or years-long consequences for some health care workers.

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